29 Top fiction books like Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3) by Tim Federle

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Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

By: Tim Federle

4.21

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

Third time’s a charm! Nate Foster returns home to Jankburg, Pennsylvania, to face his biggest chall…

"Let me be anonymous here. Anonymous means safe."

-Tim Federle, Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

"My heart breaks for her, because nothing to me is more risky or beautiful than someone choosing not to be snarky."

-Tim Federle, Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

"But this is what real life is, when you're me or maybe you. The minute you get good news, you wonder where the bad news is hiding."

-Tim Federle, Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

"Somehow it's easier to talk up here, because I feel like a kid again. And when you're a kid, you still have so many chances to get your life right."

-Tim Federle, Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

If you liked the fiction plot in Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3) by Tim Federle , here is a list of 29 books like this:

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1. Lawn Boy

By: Jonathan Evison

3.18

Format: 183 pages, Hardcover

"Jonathan Evison's voice is pure magic. In Lawn Boy, at once a vibrant coming-of-age novel and a sh… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Evison's Lawn Boy book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. I'll Always Miss You

By: Raine O'Tierney

4.67

Format: 48 pages, ebook

Isa Zaman might forgive his parents for taking in a friend's son if only he wasn't the most boring … read more

Similar categories in Raine O'Tierney's I'll Always Miss You book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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3. The Long and Winding Road (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #4)

By: T.J. Klune

3.95

Format: 302 pages, ebook

Family is not always defined by blood. It's defined by those who make us whole--those who make us w… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Klune's The Long and Winding Road (Bear, Otter, and the Kid, #4) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • contemporary
  • humor
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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4. All's Faire in Middle School

By: Victoria Jamieson

3.90

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

The author of Roller Girlis back with a graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's All's Faire in Middle School book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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5. Guyliner

By: J. Leigh Bailey

3.56

Format: None pages, ebook

Seventeen-year-old Connor works his butt off to maintain the golden-boy persona he's created. He ha… read more

Similar categories in J. Leigh Bailey's Guyliner book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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6. Invisible Emmie

By: Terri Libenson

3.37

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Debut graphic novel that tells the story of two totally different girls-- quiet, shy, artistic Emmi… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Invisible Emmie book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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7. Roller Girl

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving j… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's Roller Girl book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

8. Jack & Louisa: Act 2

By: Andrew Keenan-Bolger , Kate Wetherhead

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After a whirlwind trip to the musical theater capital of the world--New York City--best friends Jac… read more

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9. Positively Izzy (Emmie & Friends #2)

By: Terri Libenson

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Award-winning comics creator and author of the bestselling Invisible Emmie Terri Libenson returns w… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Positively Izzy (Emmie & Friends #2) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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11. Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 2)

By: Dusti Bowling

4.32

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

“High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Wh… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 2) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

By: Janae Marks

4.29

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I’d already waited twelve years to speak to Marcus. How much longer would I have to wait for the truth?"

-Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

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13. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. Break (Click #6)

By: Kayla Miller

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Olive is less-than-excited to be spending Spring Break stuck with her dad...will she be able to mak… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Break (Click #6) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends #6)

By: Terri Libenson

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Pride. Popularity. Poetry? Middle school. Ruby and Mia are total opposites. Ruby is a little awk… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Remarkably Ruby (Emmie & Friends #6) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Just Jaime (Emmie & Friends #3)

By: Terri Libenson

4.24

Format: 224 pages, ebook

Another spot-on story of middle school drama and friendship from Terri Libenson, national bestselli… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Just Jaime (Emmie & Friends #3) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Becoming Brianna (Emmie & Friends #4)

By: Terri Libenson

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

National bestselling author Terri Libenson returns with another endearing, relatable story of frien… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Becoming Brianna (Emmie & Friends #4) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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19. Act (Click #3)

By: Kayla Miller

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

How do you know when the person who can make the difference . . . is you?    Olive is excited to st… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Act (Click #3) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Click (Click #1)

By: Kayla Miller

4.07

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Olive wants to get in on the act . . . . . . Any act! Olive “clicks” with everyone in the fifth… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Click (Click #1) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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22. Answers in the Pages

By: David Levithan

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Answers in the Pages book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."

-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages

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23. Crunch (Click #5)

By: Kayla Miller

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kayla Miller, the  New York Times  bestselling author-illustrator of  Click ,  Camp , Act , and Cla… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Crunch (Click #5) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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24. Maid for It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and deeply moving middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Maid for It book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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25. Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends #7)

By: Terri Libenson

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Two choices, two storylines — one surprise ending! Will Sarah be brave enough to ask out her crush … read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends #7) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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26. Truly Tyler (Emmie & Friends #5)

By: Terri Libenson

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A story about being your truest self—and trusting your truest friends—from bestselling author Terri… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Truly Tyler (Emmie & Friends #5) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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27. A Good Kind of Trouble

By: Lisa Moore Ramée

4.24

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Moore Ramée's A Good Kind of Trouble book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"And I like saying something, even if I'm saying it quietly."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"When I think too much about Jace, I feel happy and sad at the same time."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"That's the problem with a three-way friendship. When one of us is missing, it's hard to talk about anything important."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

"In junior high, we run a mile every week and we're supposed to get faster each time. Logically, there has to be a point when this is physically impossible, but Coach West doesn't seem to think so."

-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble

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28. Dear Friends

By: Lisa Greenwald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a novel about … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's Dear Friends book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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29. The Queens of New York

By: E.L. Shen

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author E. L. Shen comes a sun-drenched, cinematic YA novel about three Asian America… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Shen's The Queens of New York book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Freudian slips happen to the breast of us"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"Once you've bowed your head and burned the incense, the grief locks inside the coffin, shrouded underneath new grass and fertile soil. But I don't think Ariel has any grass at all."

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"I inhale with the waves flooding the shore. They are easy. They are mine. I can feel my heartbeat slowing. Bea may be in Queens underground, but for now, she is here. We are little girls again, on th…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"When I got my official acceptance letter in the mail, Umma immediately pinned it to the fridge. She took down my old tests to make room. This letter deserved the entire metal canvas. It was the culmi…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

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30. Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

By: Tim Federle

4.21

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

Third time’s a charm! Nate Foster returns home to Jankburg, Pennsylvania, to face his biggest chall… read more

Similar categories in Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3) book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Let me be anonymous here. Anonymous means safe."

-Tim Federle, Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

"My heart breaks for her, because nothing to me is more risky or beautiful than someone choosing not to be snarky."

-Tim Federle, Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

"But this is what real life is, when you're me or maybe you. The minute you get good news, you wonder where the bad news is hiding."

-Tim Federle, Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

"Somehow it's easier to talk up here, because I feel like a kid again. And when you're a kid, you still have so many chances to get your life right."

-Tim Federle, Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

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31. Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

By: Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

3.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Gilmore Girls fans! Pour yourselves a hot cup of tea and get ready to fall in love with this cozy Y… read more

Similar categories in Katie Cicatelli-Kuc's Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice book and Tim Federle's Nate Expectations (Better Nate Than Ever, #3)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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